Grain de Sel Togo is a 501(c)(3) organization initiated on July 27, 2013 in Athens, Georgia, by , also known as , a Togolese Fulbright Scholar, and four others. Dr. Hounkpati was born in Itire, Lagos to Togolese parents was a 2011-2013 Fulbright alumnus and served as a national adviser and consultant for other international students, scholars and immigrants before creating this organization.